These are two sets of scripts for use with InterSLIP and TIA on a your Unix shell account. Each set has a Dialing Script and a Gateway Script.
The Host Scripts
The Host Scripts will disconnect you automatically when you click the Disconnect Button in InterSLIP Setup (Disconnect isn't implemented in the script built into InterSLIP). Along with saving you from having to reach over and flip the modem switch each time, they disconnect by exiting TIA and logging you out of your Internet host, which can reduce the time you are charged for. Also, these scripts will automatically redial if the line is busy.
The OnLine Scripts
The OnLine Scripts allow you to go back and forth from Z-Term (or Microphone, etc) to InterSLIP and TIA without disconnecting from your host. In other words, you can read your mail with pine, switch to Netscape to look at web pages, then go back to Unix to read newsgroups with nn or trn, then go back to Netscape, etc.
INSTRUCTIONS are in the README file inside each folder The instructions assume you already have InterSLIP, TIA and MacTCP installed and configured and that you have already set up a configuration file for InterSLIP with which you can successfully connect to your host and use Netscape or another SLIP program. If that is not the case, you should start with the "InterSLIP Docs" file which came with your copy of InterSLIP and the instructions which came with your copy of TIA. If you have difficulties, see Adam Engst's book "The Internet Starter Kit" or Bill Arnett's TIA FAQ at ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/bi/billa/tia/faq.html or, often easier to reach, http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/billa/tia/faq.html. It is a classic. Use the Host Dialing Script and the Host Gateway Script in place of the DialTIA and GateTIA scripts mentioned in the FAQ.
HOW MUCH WORK IS INVOLVED TO TAILOR THESE SCRIPTS FOR YOUR HOST? The answer is: not much.
What you need to do for each script is described below. Remember that you do not need to use all of these scripts to start with. The easiest way to get started is just to check you have the two right words in the Host Dialing Script, throw it in your Dialing Scripts folder and select it in your present InterSLIP configuration box in place of "Hayes Compatible Modem" or whatever your current dialing script is called. It will work with your most existing Gateway Scripts and will still give you the added benefits of automatic logout and disconnect, and automatic redialing. You can add the Host Gateway script and the OnLine Scripts later.
Host Dialing Script This script should work "as is" on most hosts. The script assumes that you log out of your shell account by typing "logout" and your host's response ends with "closed". If you are on a host which uses different words, just change them in Label 51 of the script. It is a plain text document, so you can open it on any word processor or text editor.
Host Gateway Script You must put your host's "hostname" in Label 3 in place of "world". You can get your hostname by typing "hostname" (without the quotes) while you are logged in to your Unix host on a communications program (Z-Term or other). The script assumes that when you connect to your host it asks for your "login " and "Password"; that you open TIA by typing "tia"; and TIA's response ends with "software". If you are on a host which uses different words, just change them in Labels 1, 2 and 4 of the script. Some systems have you log in through a terminal server which requires you to key in additional information before you get to the "login" prompt; These Host scripts will not work on those systems. .
OnLine Dialing Script If you have your serial port set to 19200 in your communications program, change the "57600" in the ORIGINATE module to "19200".
OnLine Gateway Script Same as "Host Gateway Script except no "login" or "Password"
Many thanks to Vedder Wright (vwright@world.std.com), Mark Hickenbottom (snap@netcom.com) and Bill Arnett (billa@netcom.com) for their input and advice during the beta phase, and to the users of BMUG Boston who tested the beta versions.
